@secondzeit

Almost the last NZ journalist on Twitter. Senior writer with The Press newspaper. These opinions are my own. Retweets are not endorsements.

 Christchurch City, New Zealand
Joined December 2010
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Forever haunted by this image/moment
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FT’s report on Lula’s comeback says Flávio Bolsonaro’s “nine fingers” jab in the final debate, mocking the finger Lula lost in a factory accident at 17 while working nights, became a turning point. The attack let Lula draw a sharp contrast between his own working-class history and Bolsonaro’s background, helping shift momentum in the runoff.
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How Lula turned his election fortunes around in 3 weeks ft.trib.al/XwYLjjG

How Lula turned his election fortunes around in three weeks

With an energetic online push and social giveaways, Brazil’s president reignited his campaign between the first and second rounds

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Winston Peters
@NewZealandMFA16h
Warm congratulations to President Lula da Silva on securing a renewed mandate from the Brazilian people in today’s election. Building on our visit to Brasilia in March, New Zealand looks forward to expanding our cooperation with Brazil in the months and years ahead. -WP @LulaOficial 📸 Visit to Brazil, March 2026
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This kid is hosting Q + A next year and Luxon already says he will refuse to go on it
cool timothy@dreadconquestOct 24
this young interviewer completely embarrasses christopher luxon, who tries to say the kid doesn't know the details of the move-on bill, only for the kid to come back and grill him on the details, while luxon just stammers and deflects. clip via voteotago on instagram
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Yes
Penny Marie NZ
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Rigged election? Do we really think entire societies genuinely prefer globalist ‘progressive’ policies over nationalism???
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Linda Mamoun
@mamoun_lindaOct 25
Ezra Klein: “Most Israeli Jews now see the world the way Netanyahu has long seen it. That is Netanyahu’s great victory. But it is matched by his great loss: Much of the world now sees Israel the way Gazans see it.” nytimes.com/2026/10/25/opini… via @NYTOpinion

Opinion | Netanyahu Won the Middle East and Lost the World

Both Israelis and Palestinians are trapped in the Netanyahu paradigm.

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Dov Waxman
@DovWaxman22h
It's clearer than ever why it's so dangerous that Israel has a leader who is on trial for corruption: Netanyahu's future freedom depends on his political survival, and with his political survival currently in jeopardy, he is willing to provoke a resumption of war with Iran, and risk igniting a third Intifada in the West Bank.
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The way the constant imminent threat of a war with Iran that cld derail election coming from Iran or Israel or the US is being thrown around haphazardly is just sick- and the bottom line, Netanyahu and Trump have made it impossible to discern genuine threat from political spin
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The IDF chief of staff has effectively told/confirmed to the Israeli public that Netanyahu is trying to provoke a war with Iran for political survival.
Yaron Avraham ירון אברהם
@yaronavrahamOct 25
חשיפה עכשיו במהדורה | עימות חסר תקדים בין הרמטכל לבין ראש הממשלה שהגיע לשיא או לשפל ביממה האחרונה הנושא ברקע: הסוגיה האיראנית וחשש של זמיר שנתניהו והדרג המדיני עלולים להוביל לתרחיש של מיסקלקולציה מול איראן רגע לפני הבחירות גורם ביטחוני: מדובר בפעולה שעלולה להוביל לעימות בזק מול איראן בעיתוי רגיש ודרמטי, ולייצר מיסקלקולציה גורמים בקיאים בפרטים: חשש של הדרג הצבאי מניסיון לנצל את הסוגיה האיראנית לתנופה פוליטית , טענה שגורמים מדיניים מכחישים וטוענים שמדובר בשקר של ממש כך או כך, 2 מקורות מספרים לי שזה הגיע לרמה שהיום בביקור בפלמחים האווירה בדיון הייתה עכורה עד מאוד בימים האחרונים זמיר קיבל איזושהי הנחיה מהדרג המדיני אבל ביקש דיון מעמיק לפני ביצוע הוא גם ביקש אסמכתאות חוקיות וחתומות של הדרג המדיני על המהלך בכיר ביטחוני: ההיסטוריה לא תשכח את התפקיד שמילא פה זמיר בימים האחרונים ובשורה התחתונה: עימות יוצא דופן בחריגות שלו בין זמיר לנתניהו, סביב הסוגיה באיראן, רגע לפני מועד הבחירות. נדגיש: כל הפרטים בידיעה הזו עברו את אישורה של הצנזורה הצבאית
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People are advance voting in the hope that the whole damn thing will be over more quickly
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Can we have the results tonight?
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He’s only 90?
🎸 Rock History 🎸
@historyrock_22h
Bill Wyman, the iconic former bassist for The Rolling Stones, celebrating his 90th birthday yesterday
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The last of the Baxters newsroom.co.nz/2026/10/26/th…

The last of the Baxters

On the death of John Baxter, son of James K Baxter and Jacqueline Sturm

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stuff.co.nz/nz-news/36105093…

National Party volunteer dismissed after sex conviction with minor revealed

One of the National Party’s electorate volunteers has been dismissed after it was revealed he has a prior conviction for sexual conduct with a minor.

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Haven’t seen KLARA AND THE SUN yet. Need to find a cinema that will pay me to see it.
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All these people claiming media coverage alone has pushed up Opportunity’s polling have forgotten about Billy TK in 2020 or Internet Mana in 2014
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Simon Wilson@simonbwilsonOct 23
So much noise and so much confusion, and yet what a time for hope this is. Hope and hard work, that is, because despite appearances this election is not be about gangs and race. New Hopetown post on Substack today #nzpol simonwilsonhopetown.substack…
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Aaron Smale: The Silencing Continues newsroom.co.nz/2026/10/25/aa…

Aaron Smale: The Silencing Continues

Investigative journalist Aaron Smale says the political posturing over photos with gangs is ignorant, hypocritical, and amounts to gangster chic for Instagram

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Aaron Rupar
@atruparOct 24
“He’s got the White House looking like Saddam Hussein opened up a Cheesecake Factory” — Obama
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RIP Pauline Parker stuff.co.nz/nz-news/36105060…

Kiwi who killed mother with her friend, inspiring Heavenly Creatures, dies on Scottish island

Pauliine Parker has died this month at age 88 under the assumed name Hilary Nathan in Orkney, Scotland, The Orcadian reports.

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Chasing the elusive “blokes getting hammered” vote stuff.co.nz/politics/3610506…

Luxon backslaps 'patched' stag on the campaign trail

The National Party leader was campaigning in Auckland on Sturday.

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